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OpenKollab: inherent conflicts arising within generative collaboration spaces
Posted on December 15, 2009. Filed under: Collaboration, community, Internet, Open Collaboration | Tags: Collaboration, Communications, community, Internet, Online Community, Open Collaboration, social change |
SUBMITTED TO THE OPENKOLLAB LISTSERV: http://groups.google.com/group/openkollab/ Hey Folks, I just drafted this as a part of a conference submission that I made and I would welcome your thoughts. Specifically, we have all come to realize that, even though we all share a passion for open collaboration and its potential, actually identifying what to collaborate on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Moving Forward!
Posted on May 11, 2009. Filed under: Climate Change, Collaboration, Communications, Ecosystem, Internet, mobilization, Real Time, social networking, Social Venture, technology | Tags: Climate Change, Collaboration, communication, communications technology, dialogue, Ecosystem, global change, Internet, mobilization, Online Community, Open System, Real Time, social change, Social Enterprise, Social Venture, Socially Beneficial, technology |
It’s been a long time since my last blog entry. Much has changed in my life and this will be reflected in the blog as I move forward. Those of you that take the time to read some of my previous entries will note that the focus was highly abstract and theoretical. As we move [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Losing Interest in Social Networks?!?
Posted on September 4, 2008. Filed under: Internet, Research, social networking | Tags: community, Internet, Research, social change, Social Networks, technology |
In a recent post entitled Massive Social Change (MSC!!), I raise the issue as to what sorts of things social networking sites need to be thinking about and suggest that they need to consider the fact their constituency is getting older and therefore will require the value they create not solely be the ability to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )About: The Relationship Between Technology and Social Change
Posted on August 29, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, Space, technology | Tags: global change, hunter-gatherer, Internet, patterns of communication, perception of difference, proximal, proxmity, social change, Space, technology |
I just updated by About page with a pretty succinct line of argument that sets the stage for much of what this blog is about…. This blog is focused on developing and argument for, and highlighting examples of, the increasing role that technology (and in particular the internet) will play in making Massive Social Change [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Technology and Social Change Wiki – 50 groups added!!
Posted on August 28, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, technology, Wiki | Tags: community, companies, cutting edge technology, global change, information sources, innovative processes, Internet, Online Community, open systems, social change, technology, Wiki |
Just to let everyone know that I have added 50+ group profiles to theThe Technology and Social Change Wiki, The focus of the wiki is to aggregate information, and eventually serve as the basis for the formation of a community, around the intersection between technology and social change. I am collecting data on various groups [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Concept of Facebook
Posted on August 27, 2008. Filed under: community, Internet, Modernity, Real Time, social networking, Space, technology | Tags: Communications, community, facebook, global change, Internet, presence, proximity, real time interaction, social change, social networking, Space, technology |
In yesterday’s post I made reference to an article that I wrote entitled The Concept of Facebook. I thought I might as well provide a link to the article for those that are interested: The Concept of Facebook The following is an exerpt from the article to give you an idea of what it is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )On Massive Social Change (MSC!!)
Posted on August 27, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, Modernity, social change, Space, technology, Wiki | Tags: changing the world, communication, communications infrastructure, Consciousness, global change, Internet, knowledge, mobilization, modern world, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology, Wiki |
I posted the following on the Technology and Social Change wiki that I am developing at: http://technologyandsocialchange.wetpaint.com So what is this wiki all about? This wiki is for those that believe that the internet can be used for socially beneficial purposes! What makes this particular wiki unique? Simply that it has a very specific focus [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )On Massive Mobilization (MM!!)
Posted on August 26, 2008. Filed under: Internet, mobilization, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology | Tags: communication, Consciousness, global change, group consciousness, group interaction, groups, Internet, mobilization, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology, Wiki |
What is Massive Mobilization? Real social change requires Massive Mobilization, which, simply put, is the deployment of a massive amount of resources around single projects. By massive amounts of resources I refer to primarily to labour and intellectual capital. A brief examination of critical points in history where meaningful social change has taken place will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Introducing the Technology and Social Change Wiki!
Posted on August 25, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, Wiki | Tags: Add new tag, Communications, global change, Internet, Modernity, social change, Wiki |
I just set up a wiki through www.wetpaint.com for the purposes of creating a collaborative environment where those that believe that the internet can play a role in the resolution of Massive Social Problems can contribute in a number of ways. The wiki can be found at: http://technologyandsocialchange.wetpaint.com I will cross post my general comments [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Content
Posted on August 20, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, Modernity | Tags: content, dialogue, fixing the world, global change, Internet, Modernity, organizations, social change, Socially Beneficial, theory |
i just updated my content page and thought I might as well post it… It is necessary for me to say a few words about the nature of the content that you can expect on this blog so that you can understand why many of my posts are abstract and philosophical and yet I have [...]
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